Evaluation of academic detailing for primary care physician dementia education

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 333-339

  Cameron, Marcia J ^a   Horst, Micki ^b   Lawhorne, Larry W ^c   Lichtenberg, Peter A ^d,e  

^a MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^b Michigan Public Health Institute   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic detailing; Dementia; Older adults; Physician education

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; AGED; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77953648744     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317510363469     Document Type: Article

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